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Executive Committee -2011 Press Note Date November 28th 2011

President Rajender Jinna Somajiguda on 28.11.2011 at 3:00 PM [email protected]

President Elect Karunakar R. Madhavaram American Telugu Association (ATA) is proud to announce ATA Vedukalu [email protected] th in as a kickoff ceremony for its 12 ATA Convention at Atlanta GA. Past President Madhava Reddy ATA is one of the oldest Telugu and not a profit-making organization and Secretary been established in 1990. It is hosted solely with the intention of providing Ram Mohan Konda a social event for the community and to promote Literacy, Cultural, Joint Secretary Educational, Economic, Social, Health and community activities for Telugu Ananth R. Pajjur People across the globe. ATA spends millions of dollars every year in

Treasurer supporting Telugu community across the globe. ATA has sponsored many Satyanarayana Kandimalla educational projects in India and also raised funds to support flood relief,

Joint Treasurer earth quake and Tsunami. Some of the major projects ATA has successfully Ram Toomukuntla completed with it's sponsors are Prathima Medical College, at Karimnagar, LBR College of Engineering at Mylavaram, Krishna district where ATA is Other Board of Trustees - 2011 scheduled it’s ATA Vedukalu event on December 12th 2011, and many Ajay Ponugoti Balwanth Kommidi other educational institutes and Rehab for disabilities and home for aged Bhuvanesh Boojala institutes in . ATA also sponsored many talented needy Buchi Reddy CVRN Reddy students with it's Vidyadanam program, and adopt a village programs. ATA GLN Reddy Karunakar Asireddy was able to do all these community activities for last 24 years with the Krishna Dyapa support of it’s donors across the globe. Narender R. Chemarla Paramesh Bheemreddy Parashuram Pinnapureddy ATA conducts it's mega bi‐annual conferences every 2 years in North Rajesh Madireddy Rajeshwar Rao Tekmal America in various cities where 8000 to 15000 members attend and many Ravinder Reddy Satish Reddy dignitaries from AP attend. We bridge the culture between India and USA Shrath Vemula by serving as a cultural ambassador by exchanging cultural, literacy and Srinivas Devireddy Sudhakar Rao Perala artistic ideas via participating in Telugu cultural performances across the Sudhakar Perkari Suresh Jilla globe and by inviting distinguished Telugu Scholars, artists, artisans, Suresh Sadipiralla statesmen to North America for lectures and seminars. The next conference Vinod R. Koduru is scheduled in Atlanta, GA from July 6-8’ 2012. To Kick off the ATA

Executive Director convention, we planned a series of activities with ATA Seva Days/ Vedukalu Ajay Reddy in Andhra Pradesh.

Office Coordinator Narender R. Chemarla A team of 15 ATA delegates have arrived at from USA to oversee the activities regards to ATA Seva Days /Vedukalu. A team of 30 Conference Convener Karunakar Asireddy more ATA delegates are expected to arrive Hyderabad from US by next week. Conference Coordinator Jaganmohan M. Rao

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President ATA Seva Days / Vedulaku events are planned at Karimnagar, Mylavaram Rajender Jinna and Hyderabad and other places in Andhra Pradesh from December 10th till [email protected] Dec 16th to help promote Educational, Business, Socio economic, President Elect Agricultural and language and literature seminars and to bring awareness Karunakar R. Madhavaram [email protected] on Child Nutrition, Traffic Safety and Pollution control, ATA is also planning on conducting Health camps, blood drive and install water filtration systems Past President Madhava Reddy in few villages. These events are organized and promoted with the help of organizations such as United States embassy, NIFT, Sunshine hospitals, Secretary Ram Mohan Konda MyHome group of Industries, Ravinder Guniganti and Dr. Lakkireddy foundation and several other donors. Joint Secretary Ananth R. Pajjur ATA Vedukalu start its event on Dec 10th at Karimnagar where activities Treasurer such as Agricultural seminars to help farmers understand the importance Satyanarayana Kandimalla on organic farming and help them package the produce, activities on

Joint Treasurer Educating rural youth in getting admissions in US colleges and bringing Ram Toomukuntla them awareness on educational system in USA. During this visit ATA is planning the following activities on December 10th 2011 Other Board of Trustees - 2011 Ajay Ponugoti Balwanth Kommidi • 9 AM—Kalvasrirampur - health camp Bhuvanesh Boojala Buchi Reddy • 1- 2 pm --- Gangaram Village – Scholarships at School CVRN Reddy • 3-4/5 PM Karimnagar -- Education abroad seminar GLN Reddy Karunakar Asireddy • 5 PM onwards - Cultural programs to promote and Krishna Dyapa culture from rural areas. Narender R. Chemarla Paramesh Bheemreddy Parashuram Pinnapureddy Rajesh Madireddy th Rajeshwar Rao Tekmal On December 11 starting from Necklace Road (IMAX Theater), ATA is Ravinder Reddy Satish Reddy planning to organize 5K run to bring awareness on Child nutrition ,Traffic Shrath Vemula safety and Pollution control. This event is purely to bring awareness on Srinivas Devireddy Sudhakar Rao Perala child nutrition approved universally by the USDA (United States Drug Sudhakar Perkari Administration). Traffic has increased in Hyderabad on narrow roads of Suresh Jilla Suresh Sadipiralla Hyderabad, increase in Traffic accidents were caused by Drunk and Driving, Vinod R. Koduru Over speed, and not following traffic rules. The idea is to bring awareness on Traffic safety and social responsibility against our fellow commuter on Executive Director Ajay Reddy the same road, also bringing awareness to yield for emergency vehicles. Pollution is increase on a daily basis and to curb this faster ATA would like Office Coordinator Narender R. Chemarla to bring awareness in people about pollution control and citizens responsibility. ATA will distribute Tshirts at the events with slogans at the Conference Convener back of the Tshirts for the cause. The event is been planned on starting Karunakar Asireddy with Honble minister of Home, with the help of Police, Sports and Conference Coordinator respectable citizens of Hyderabad. Jaganmohan M. Rao

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President ATA is proposing the Govt of Andhra Pradesh to implement academic Rajender Jinna subject to children in schools to bring awareness on the said topics. ATA is [email protected] willing to help in preparing the details of the curriculum if Government President Elect comes forward. Blood drive is also conducted with the help of Rotary club Karunakar R. Madhavaram [email protected] and Red Cross.

Past President th Madhava Reddy On December 12 2011, the ATA team will be arriving in Mylavaram (Krishna Dist) where events to hold Agriculture seminars to assist local farmers, Educational Secretary seminars for engineering students, Sports meets and cultural activities will be held.

Ram Mohan Konda The following activities are planned for Mylavaram on December 12th 2011 from 9AM Joint Secretary to 6 PM. Ananth R. Pajjur • Agricultural Seminars to help the farmers of Paddy, Cotton and Mango Treasurer Satyanarayana Kandimalla • Distribution of Scholarships to the needy students

Joint Treasurer • Distribution of pensions to the elderly people Ram Toomukuntla • Distribution of pensions to physically challenged people • Inauguration of an ATA sponsored government operated degree Other Board of Trustees - 2011 college which cost 5 crore rupees completely donated by Dr. Ajay Ponugoti Balwanth Kommidi Lakireddy (see below). Bhuvanesh Boojala • Visit ATA sponsored and most successfully run Lakireddy Balreddy Buchi Reddy CVRN Reddy Engineering college GLN Reddy • Visit an ATA sponsored, successfully run eye/medical camps, which has been Karunakar Asireddy Krishna Dyapa ongoing for the past 5 years Narender R. Chemarla Paramesh Bheemreddy • Cultural programs to promote Telugu language and culture from rural Parashuram Pinnapureddy areas. Rajesh Madireddy Rajeshwar Rao Tekmal Ravinder Reddy Satish Reddy Shrath Vemula Sri. Ponnala Lakshmaiah garu, Minister for Information Technology, Smt. Srinivas Devireddy Sudhakar Rao Perala Galla Aruna Kumari garu, minister for mining, Sri. Ramreddy Venkat Reddy Sudhakar Perkari garu, Minister for Horticulture, and many other prominent leaders will be Suresh Jilla Suresh Sadipiralla attending these events. ATA thanks Dr.Lakireddy Hanimireddy garu MD a well Vinod R. Koduru known Cardiologist and Philanthropist from California, for his gracious ongoing

donations to sponsor the pension programs, eye surgeries and pension money to help Executive Director Ajay Reddy his homeland with the idea to spread the gospel of giving back to ones homeland among NRIs. As well his donation to build the above mentioned government Degree Office Coordinator College. Narender R. Chemarla December 13th & 14th – Scheduled activities such as Medical camps around Conference Convener Karunakar Asireddy Hyderabad will be announced at later time.

Conference Coordinator Jaganmohan M. Rao

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December 15th: Educational, Business and Socio economic seminars; Executive Committee -2011 Venue will be announced later. Katherine Dhanani American Consulate General from HyderabadPresident will be giving opening remarks; Ponnala Lakshmaiah garu Minister for Rajender Jinna [email protected] Information Technology will be inaugurating the seminars.

President Elect These seminars are scheduled to help youth to get admissions, bring Karunakar R. Madhavaram [email protected] awareness of Job status and to discuss remedies on marital issues, help

Past President family issues in their marital life or guide with proper counseling. ATA is Madhava Reddy also planning to involve Telugu University to help exchange communication between farming sectors with that of the sectors in United States. and as Secretary Ram Mohan Konda part of ATA Vupadhi, ATA virtual training on technology using internet as media to help students and youth seeking Jobs in India or abroad will be Joint Secretary Ananth R. Pajjur announced.

Treasurer Use the following link to register for these seminars; Satyanarayana Kandimalla

Joint Treasurer https://www.ataworld.org/index.cfm?select=seminar Ram Toomukuntla December 15th 2011; ATA Seva Days/Vedukalu will conclude with cultural Other Board of Trustees - 2011 Ajay Ponugoti events planned at Ravindra Bharathi, to promote cultural, traditional folks Balwanth Kommidi music and dances, recognition of Telugu Language promoters, community Bhuvanesh Boojala Buchi Reddy leaders and donors CVRN Reddy GLN Reddy Karunakar Asireddy The Team is headed by ATA Vedukalu Chair & President Elect Karunakar R Krishna Dyapa Narender R. Chemarla Madhavaram and Co-Chair Balvanth Reddy Kommidi, along with ATA Paramesh Bheemreddy President Dr.Rajender Jinna, Vishweshwar in charge Karimnagar, Narender Parashuram Pinnapureddy Rajesh Madireddy Chemarla, Sid Lakireddy incharge at Mylavaram and Balwanth Kommidi, Rajeshwar Rao Tekmal Srikanth Gudipati, Chalma Reddy, Venu Sankineni overseeing the Ravinder Reddy Satish Reddy Hyderabad 5K, Padmaja Reddy overseeing the Cultural events, along with Shrath Vemula Srinivas Devireddy Dr.Ravi Kallur and Dr.Rajashekar Vangapati overseeing the Educational Sudhakar Rao Perala Seminars, Dr.Sudershan Reddy in charge of Marital issues seminar, Kalyan Sudhakar Perkari Suresh Jilla Anandula overseeing Hyderabad events. Rammohan Konda, Satya Suresh Sadipiralla Kandimalla, Vijay Annapareddy, Narotham Reddy, Sharath vemula. Vinod R. Koduru Dr.Satyanarayam Reddy, Ramchandra Reddy,Natraj Madireddy,Nagesh

Executive Director Devapatla, Devender Kadireddy,Venu Sankineni,Ranga Rao Sunkara, Ajay Reddy Gopinth Reddy, Nagender Mahipthi, Ram Reddy and Ram ade, Srinivas Goud, Damodar Donur along with many senior ATA leaders helped the Office Coordinator Narender R. Chemarla events made possible.

Conference Convener Karunakar Asireddy . Conference Coordinator Jaganmohan M. Rao

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Executive Committee -2011 The Press Conference is presided by

President ¾ Rajender Jinna Sri Karunakar Rao Madhavaram, President Elect & Chair ATA Vedukalu [email protected] ¾ Sri Balavanth Kommidi, Trustee & Co-chair ATA Vedukalu ¾ Smt. Padmaja Reddy, ATA Vedukalu Cultural Chair President Elect ¾ Sri Kalyan Anandula, TAGC President & ATA Vedukalu Coordinator Karunakar R. Madhavaram [email protected] ¾ Sri Narender Chemarla, Trustee and Office Coordinator ATA ¾ Sri Chalma Reddy Bandaru, Public Relations ATA Past President Madhava Reddy ¾ Sri Srinivas Goud, ATA Vedukalu Coordinator ¾ Sri Narotham Reddy, ATA Vedukalu Finance Chair Secretary ¾ Sri Vijay Annapa Reddy, ATA Vedukalu Planning chair

Ram Mohan Konda ¾ Sri Damoder Donur, ATA ex-Trustee

Joint Secretary

Ananth R. Pajjur Yours sincerely, Treasurer Satyanarayana Kandimalla

Joint Treasurer Ram Toomukuntla (KARUNAKAR R.MADHAVARAM) President, Elect – ATA Other Board of Trustees - 2011 Ajay Ponugoti ATA Vedukalu Chair Balwanth Kommidi Bhuvanesh Boojala Buchi Reddy CVRN Reddy GLN Reddy Karunakar Asireddy Krishna Dyapa Narender R. Chemarla Paramesh Bheemreddy Parashuram Pinnapureddy Rajesh Madireddy Rajeshwar Rao Tekmal Ravinder Reddy Satish Reddy Shrath Vemula Srinivas Devireddy Sudhakar Rao Perala Sudhakar Perkari Suresh Jilla Suresh Sadipiralla Vinod R. Koduru

Executive Director Ajay Reddy

Office Coordinator Narender R. Chemarla

Conference Convener Karunakar Asireddy

Conference Coordinator Jaganmohan M. Rao